Product Description

Delicious easy-to-prepare vegan recipes.

The vegan lifestyle is becoming more and more popular. There are many different reasons for not eating meat, milk, or eggs. Yet all vegans desire tantalizing dishes and meal ideas.

125 Best Vegan Recipes offers appealing recipes for everything from soups, salads and wraps, to pasta and grains, and desserts and baked goods. Many families have at least one adolescent vegan and need kid-friendly recipes the whole family will enjoy. Far from the mundane, these creative recipes have an international flair, are easy to execute, and guarantee delicious results every time.

Here's just a sampling: - Spicy Black Bean Dip - Hot and Sour Udon Noodle Soup - Corn Meal Waffles with Wild Blueberry Compote - Penne with Sautéd Mushroom Marsala and Caramelized Onion - Spaghetti and Soy Meatballs - Pistachio Biscotti - Cranberry Orange Scones.

Besides the outstanding recipes, there is also nutritional information helpful to the vegan lifestyle. To aid in meal planning and preparation, there is a useful vegan pantry list with freezer recommendations. For vegans or even those considering the vegan lifestyle, this cookbook is vital.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #709191 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
Many unique dishes... very family-friendly, offering dishes that children will enjoy as much as adults... beautiful full-color photos. (Debra Wasserman Vegetarian Journal )

About the Author
Beth Gurney and Maxine Chuck live and work in Boston, Massachusetts. Chuck is a writer and editor of cookbooks, health texts and fitness books. Gurney is a professional chef, pastry chef and a cooking teacher.

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Introduction

When we set out to write this book, we wanted to make sure we were creating recipes that would meet the needs of today's busy families As mothers, we understand that life is exceedingly hectic. Because we are constantly juggling the needs of kids, husbands, pets and jobs, we don't have time to spend hours over the stove as past generations of mothers were able to do. Our main objective is to prepare meals that are relatively simple yet nutritionally sound that our kids will enjoy and with luck -- request again.

With this in mind, we set out to create recipes that use ingredients people are likely to have in their pantries and that aren't too time-consuming or complicated to prepare. In pursuit of this goal we interviewed a wide circle of vegans about their food choices, meal-planning requirements and the ingredients they use most often, We also polled culinary professionals who focus on the vegan market, such as chefs and restaurateurs. Our recipes are informed by these exchanges as well as by the needs and desires of our own families. We can attest to the fact that all of the recipes in this book have met with the approval of our husbands and children (five between us) .That was no easy feat, and many went through numerous revisions, but it was the litmus test before we sent any recipe out for testing.

In our experience, vegan cookbooks are often filled with recipes that contain hard-to-find ingredients or that require involved, time-consuming preparation. In contrast, our family-friendly recipes use readily available ingredients and are relatively quick and easy to prepare. They provide a well-balanced selection of classic recipes that we have adapted to veganism, as well as many international dishes that reflect today's increasingly multicultural world.

We are fortunate to live in New England, a region with a lush and diverse agricultural backdrop. As a result, from mid-June through the end of October we are able to find delicious fresh produce at our local farmers' market. Whenever possible, we use fresh ingredients rather than dried or packaged, but we recognize that this isn't always possible, a practical reality that our recipes take into account.

Whether you are single, partnered or married, or have children, you should be able to find recipes that appeal to you in this book. We hope you enjoy the book and that it becomes an indispensable part of planning your meals. Most importantly, enjoy the food and the experience of creating it!

Customer Reviews

WOW! Best vegan cookbook I've seen yet....
I absolutely love this cookbook - I've tried other vegan cookbooks and have returned them due to their not being a single recipe I would ever try, with ingredients that are extremely expensive and tough to find even in my local natural foods store. This one is a rare exception - every turn of the page revealed a recipe I can't wait to try...pasta bake with italian soy sausage, peanut dip, spinach salad with strawberries and spiced pecans, sticky pecan squares, and a "kids" section with recipes *I* want to make for myself!

Each recipe also comes with tips for substitutions and suggested accompaniments. The authors have taken great pains to produce recipes that are easy and quick to make to fit in with a busy lifestyle, and tested on their own kids for "acceptability". This cookbook just about makes all my other cookbooks obsolete! FINALLY a vegan cookbook I can rave about!

A Staple in Your Cookbook Library
I am a non-vegan, always on the lookout for cookbooks that have healthy recipes with pizazz. This one should be in your library-- lots of flavorful dishes in a broad range of styles for a broad range of tastes, not timid, full of character. You will use this book at least once a week.

Simple and Delicious Recipes
Often vegan recipes are complicated and require hard-to-find ingredients. This cookbook is just the opposite: the best I have ever found for easy to prepare and tasty meals. Try the appetizers (I love the Roasted Garlic and White Bean Dip and the Eggplant and Olive Dip) and any of the casseroles (my family loves the Mexican Casserole). The Sticky Pecan Squares are wonderful for dessert. This is definitely a cookbook that you will use on a regular basis!